Rail joint and support.



G. W. ROUTT.

RAIL JOINT AND SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27, 1912 1,050,697 Patented Jan.14,1913.

' I 1 M I 1 37- 1a 6 Z4655 I mam/m I GEORGE W. ROUTT, 0F LAWTON, OKLAHOMA.

RAIL JOINT AND SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1913.

Application filed April 27, 1912. Serial No. 693,595.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE V. Room, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lawton, in the county of Comanche and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Joints and Supports, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in rail joints and means for supporting the rails, and the primary object of the present invention is to provide means for connecting the abutting ends of the rails which will permit the proper expansion and contraction thereof due to climatic conditions.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a rail joint with locking means which will eliminate the use of bolts or bolt holes which have a tendency to weaken the construction of the rails.

A further object of the invention is to construct supplemental supporting rails for supporting the main rails of the track in an elevated position which will grading of the road beds.

Other objects will scription continues.

With the above and other objects in view this invention consists of the novel construction, combination and formation and ari rangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and more paraccompanying drawticularly shown in the ings in which drawing,

Figure 1. is a vertical section taken through the rails showing a portion of the rail tie in elevation; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a top plan View; Fig. 4 is a detail section of the supporting tie; Fig. 5 is a detail elevation of one of the clamping plates; and Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line ab of Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the drawings wherein like parts are illustrated by like numerals throughout the several views, the numeral 10 indicates a portion of a reinforced concrete tie having a recess formed in the upper face thereof for receiving an elastic composition 11. The plate 12 covers the upper face of the tie and has depending side flanges 13 which entirely cover the elastic composition 11 formed upon the upper face of the tie. This elastic composition forms a cushion for the rails as presplates 16 the purpose of which will be upon the web portion 19 which eliminate the be apparent as the desure is applied thereto thereby allowing the rolling stock to move smoothly over the Formed within the concrete tie are openings 14 to receive the bolts 15, the lower extremities of which being anchored within the ties, while their upper extremities are provided. with detachable clamping hereinafter more fully described.

ties are a pair of parallel extending supplemental rails 17 which have mounted upon the upper face thereof the main rail of the track.

Each of the supplemental rails as well as the main rail is made preferably of the is supported within recesses formed on the side plates 20. The under face of the balls of each of the rails is provided with longitudinally extending grooves 21 for the reception of the upper or tapered edges of the plates 20 thereby form- I of the same due to the expansion and contraction of the rails. The flange portions of the supplemental rails 17 by means of clamping he upper face of each of the supplen1ental rails. is preferably made flat so that the clamping plates 23 may rest upon the same and the outer face of the ball of the rails is tapered inwardly as at 24 which is moreclearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Each of the clamping plates 23 is provided with lugs 25, two of which are formed on the lower face of the clamping plate and one upon the upper face thereof. Each of these lugs is provided with a recess for receivin the base flange of the rail 18 or the tapere portion 24 of the supplemental rails. An adjustable clamping plate 26 is also mounted on each of these clamping plates and is adapted to engage the opposite tapered ball 24 of the supplemental rails thereby forming a rigid connection.

. ing plates,

clamping plates, substantially as described.

nection between the same so that there the low joints of jointed rails now in use rails mounted upon said supporting member, each of said rails having a wedge-shaped web, the balls of the rails each having longitudinally extending grooves formed in the lower face thereof, clamping members for receiving the webs of the rails, the upper extremities of said clamping members bein beveled and adapted to rest within sai grooves, clamping plates for connecting the balls of the rails, and a rail mounted upon said clamping members, substantially as described;

t. In a device of the character described, the combination of a pair of spaced rails, clamping plates having lugs mounted upon the upper and lower faces thereof and extending in the same direction, the lugs on the lower face of said clamping plate adapted to engage one side of each of the rails, a, rail mounted'upon said plates, the lugs mounted upon the upper face of said clamping plate adapted to engage the flange of said rail, the said clamping plate having a slot formed therein, and a lug adjustably mounted within said slot for engaging the opposite side of one of the rails, substantially as described.

5. In a device-of the character described, the combination of a supporting member, of rails mounted in pairs thereupon, said rails being secured to said supporting member and held in spaced relation, clamping plates for connecting each pair of rails, transversely extending rodsconnecting said clamping plates, and rails mounted upon said clamping plates, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. ROUTT.

able fastening means by which the rail proper is secured to the supplemental rails and which will also prevent the spreading of the same. These clamps may also be provided with a laterally extending arm 27 which ismore clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. This arm connects with the clamping plates mounted on the opposite rail thereby providing means to prevent the spreading of the rails.

. The abutting, ends of the rails are cut diagonally as shown more clearly in Figs. 3 and 6 thereby forming a continuous conwill be no entire severance of the rails at any point. This will allow the wheels to ass over the adjoining ends of the rails without knocking or jolting the same.

It is obvious that the construction as above set forth is such as to make and allow a smooth surface thereby doing away with and the jolts, jars and swaying of the cars and reducing to a minimum the possibility of trains leaving the tracks.

What I claim is V 1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a supporting member, rails mounted in pairs upon said supporting member, clamping plates connecting each pair of rails, a rod connecting said clampa rail mounted upon each of said 2. In a rail joint, the combination of a supporting member, of rails mounted in pairs upon said supporting member and held in spaced relation, clamping plates adapted to engage th balls of each pair of rails, a rail mounted upon said clamping plates, and means for engaging the flange of said rail for holding the same upon the clamping plates, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a supporting member,

Witnesses FRED W. SMITH, J AGOB E. MICHALSON.

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